Patches in-app puzzle added\ \ ‍ LinkedIn adds its seventh in-app puzzle, Patches, giving users a fun way to engage and challenge their network right in the app.

LinkedIn news from February 2026

Content optimization for AI

LinkedIn shared new tips to help users optimize posts for visibility in AI chatbot search.

Spam crackdown continues

The platform is stepping up efforts to reduce spam comments.

LinkedIn news from January 2026

No news to report! Check back next month for more updates.

A social media manager’s guide to LinkedIn news in 2025

LinkedIn news from December 2025

No news to report! Check back next month for more updates.

LinkedIn news from November 2025 ‍

LinkedIn adds new AI-powered conversational search

Here's an example search from LinkedIn's Chief Product Officer, Tomer Cohen: “ex-coworkers who became founders in healthcare in NY”

LinkedIn launches integrations that will help promote your LinkedIn events

The platform says Event Ads can 31x viewership.

LinkedIn news from October 2025

LinkedIn is limiting Competitor Analysis

It will only be available to paying company pages.

L inkedIn rolled out the connections leaderboard inside LinkedIn Games

Which game is your fave?

LinkedIn news from September 2025

LinkedIn adds two new metrics

Now, you'll see saves and sends.

CapCut now integrates with LinkedIn

Creating a video fro LinkedIn? You can now export it right from CapCut to LinkedIn.

LinkedIn expands access to company page checkmarks verification

Elgibility requirements are still somewhat vague but may include having meaningful engagement and an "established commercial relationshipwwithh LinkedIn."

LinkedIn launches Company Intelligence API

It will feed on-platform data back into your CRM tool.

LinkedIn news from August 2025

Create a LinkedIn newsletter

LinkedIn is now allowing all users to create a newsletter on the platform.

LinkedIn released 16 new celebration animations

Use one next time you post a new job update, project, milestone, or anniversary.

LinkedIn launches a mini Sudoku game \ \ ‍ Will you try it?

LinkedIn adds to Thought Leader Ads

Companies are now able to sponsor any member's posts that include a LinkedIn event.

LinkedIn users will start to receive notifications

. . . when their post drives profile viewers or new followers.

LinkedIn may reduce the visibility of comments If those comments are made by automation tools.

LinkedIn expands its BrandLink Ad offering

The platform is launching new Shows by LinkedIn.

LinkedIn news from July 2025

You haven't missed much! Check back next month for more updates.

LinkedIn news from June 2025

LinkedIn adds video covers for articles and newsletters

Some users may now see the option to upload a video as a cover for their article or newsletter.

LinkedIn news from May 2025

LinkedIn video requirements LinkedIn has released an article that highlights all of its technical video requirements.

LinkedIn takes a step towards creator monetization LinkedIn is expanding its creator monetization program BrandLink (formerly named Wire) to allow creators to place their video ads alongside "premium publisher content."

LinkedIn adds new post analytics We're loving this addition! LinkedIn recently added new post analytics, including the number of profile views and followers a post brought you.

LinkedIn news from April 2025

LinkedIn adds new features to Premium Company Pages

LinkedIn launched the test of Premium Company Pages about a year ago, and it must be going well because the platform has added a few new features to it. One of these new features includes the ability to invite followers of a Page that's similar to yours to check out your profile before theirs.

Your verified identity on LinkedIn can now appear on other platforms

Have you verified your identity on LinkedIn? If so, you may now be able to integrate that verification into other external sites and platforms, including Adobe.

You may see a news banner at the top of your LinkedIn feed

LinkedIn is testing a news banner that will show at the top of your feed and will rotate with different headlines. This test is currently available in the US, Canada, India, the UK, and Australia.

LinkedIn news from March 2025

How to run a LinkedIn live event via Zoom Live events are IN this year and LinkedIn has released a guide that shows users how to run live events via Zoom. This will allow you to link your Zoom account directly to LinkedIn.

LinkedIn launches a new in-app game LinkedIn has welcomed a new game into the mix! You can now play Zip in-app, which will put your problem-solving skills to the test.

LinkedIn adds Calendly integration LinkedIn has added a new feature for premium users! You can now add a Calendly link to your LinkedIn profile so that people can easily book a meeting with you.

LinkedIn is testing a 'My Network' tab LinkedIn is currently experimenting with a new way for users to control their feed. It has created a My Network tab that will only show content from your connections and people and pages you follow.

LinkedIn news from February 2025

You can now see comment impressions on LinkedIn

If you've ever wondered how many impressions an awesome comment you left has gotten, you're in luck! You can now view impressions on comments you leave on posts (your own or other users).

LinkedIn added two new newsletter metrics

The two new metrics include email sends and email open rate. Do you send a LinkedIn newsletter? I'd love to know your experience with it!

LinkedIn rolls out new video updates

LinkedIn says that videos are being watched 36% more on the platform! So, adding more video updates makes complete sense. We've actually started reposting some of our Instagram Reels to LinkedIn and have seen good engagement.

The new updates include bringing the video tab and the "videos for you" feed to desktop along with users being able to see a snapshot of someone's profile directly within the full-screen video player. Have you been posting more video content on LinkedIn?

LinkedIn news from January 2025

LinkedIn releases updated Top Voice badge requirements Going forward, those who earn a Top Voice badge will have it for a default period of six months. The badge can be extended based on sharing valuable knowledge and insights.

LinkedIn news from December 2024

How to write an engaging post on LinkedIn We love when social media platforms give us best practices! LinkedIn recently released a blog post highlighting tips and tricks for writing an engaging post. One of the tips was to make sure you're writing in small paragraphs. This makes your post much easier to read!

LinkedIn adds a revolving slideshow option LinkedIn has rolled out a new option where users can add a revolving slideshow of images as the banner on their profile.

LinkedIn tests a new larger video display LinkedIn is making video more and more relevant on the platform. The new video display will show up in feed larger than other posts and will include rounded corners.

LinkedIn news from November 2024

Dedicated live audio events are leaving LinkedIn LinkedIn is removing dedicated audio events. But you can still host an audio event using LinkedIn's live-streaming tools. You'll just have to add a static image.

Celebration post templates are also leaving LinkedIn The platform will retire illustrated templates for Appreciation, Welcome, and Skill Assessment Badge posts.

LinkedIn offers some tips for your short-form videos Video content is growing on LinkedIn! Some of LinkedIn's tip: keep it short, using closed captions, and use a strong caption for the post.

LinkedIn news from October 2024

LinkedIn tests an updated navigation bar LinkedIn is currently experimenting with a new UI for its navigation bar. The update would place all of the in-app navigation options at the very top of your screen.

LinkedIn's ID confirmation is getting more and more popular The platform's ID verification feature has now verified 55 million users! Have you used this feature on LinkedIn?

Another puzzle joins LinkedIn's game catalog It's called Tango. Are you going to try playing it?

LinkedIn's Top Voice badges are going away LinkedIn will be removing the gold Community Top Voice badge starting on October 8. You may have earned one of these badges for contributing to collaborative articles. If so, your badge will expire after 60 days.

LinkedIn news from September 2024

Top Voice badges are leaving LinkedIn Starting on October 8, the gold Community Top Voice badge that some users have earned for contributing to collaborative articles will be leaving LinkedIn. Currently have one on your profile? It will expire after 60 days.

LinkedIn allows you to opt out of AI training? LinkedIn has updated its User Agreement and Privacy Policy to reflect how it will use your data to power its AI features. You now have the option to turn this off.

LinkedIn news from August 2024

In-feed carousels are coming to LinkedIn LinkedIn has been introducing in-feed carousels that feature video clips. Have you spotted this update in your feed yet?

LinkedIn news from July 2024

Sponsored newsletters launch on LinkedIn LinkedIn's newsletter feature is growing in popularity, so the platform will now offer sponsored newsletters. This update could help you expand your reach.

LinkedIn news from June 2024

New newsletter tools are available on LinkedIn You may see a redesign of the UI, updated subscriber notifications, a Microsoft Designer integration to create cover images, and more!

LinkedIn posts will appear smaller (if they have links) LinkedIn wants to see more original content on the platform. Organic posts with links will now appear smaller in your feed than organic posts without links.

LinkedIn news from May 2024

LinkedIn sees record-level engagement (again) Microsoft's most recent report shows that LinkedIn sessions grew by 11% with record engagement.

LinkedIn launches 3 games Well, the rumours were true! LinkedIn has announced that they have launched 3 in-app games, Crossclimb, Pinpoint, and Queens. You can access these games by going to the News module on the homepage.

LinkedIn adds labels to AI-generated content LinkedIn will now give AI-generated images and videos a label to let the audience know that it was created with AI.

LinkedIn news from April 2024

LinkedIn is testing a Premium Company Page subscription This subscription would be $99/month and will include AI features for writing content, growing followers, and more.

Influencers to AI bots? Meta will be enabling Instagram influencers to create their own AI version of themselves. I don't know how I feel about this update. 😅

New shortcut to get to LinkedIn collaborative articles With collaborative articles gaining so much popularity on the platform, LinkedIn wants to make it easier to contribute. Some accounts may see the "contribute expertise" option that now lives in the post composer.

LinkedIn is testing a dedicated video tab Dedicated video tabs seem to be the trend right now! Would you scroll through a video tab on LinkedIn?

LinkedIn introduces dynamic UTMs LinkedIn is introducing dynamic UTMs which will allow users to automatically add UTM options to their campaigns.

LinkedIn's company page messaging launches for all brands Last June, LinkedIn started to slowly give users access to company page messaging. The feature has now been rolled out to all brands.

LinkedIn news from March 2024

Gaming . . . on LinkedIn? Yep, it may happen Would you go to LinkedIn to game? LinkedIn is working on adding games to the platform. Apparently they will rank companies based on employees’ scores.

Thought-leader ads are expanding on LinkedIn Thought-leadership builds trust! With this update, you’ll be able to sponsor content from any member, not just employees.

LinkedIn news from February 2024

New LinkedIn sales resource for B2B What key habits do all the top sellers have? LinkedIn’s new B2B Sales Playbook will give you all the important data.

No more Creator Mode option on LinkedIn Don’t worry! Creator Mode is going away, but you’ll still be able to find most of the features associated with it if you dig into your profile options.

Did someone say, “New LinkedIn algorithm changes?” That post you made 2 months ago could still be popular on LinkedIn, thanks to these algorithm changes. A new "suggested posts" feature is in the works. It will reportedly distribute content to targeted users for months.

LinkedIn news from January 2024

New sponsored post option is on its way to LinkedIn Want to sponsor articles on LinkedIn? Now you can! This new tool may be a good way to repurpose old articles that performed really well! There’s no shame in repurposing old content.

Bye-bye, lookalike audiences Yep, lookalike audiences are going to be – poof! – gone as of February 29. How do you feel about this change?

Job seekers get a new LinkedIn feature On the hunt for a new role? You'll love these new features. LinkedIn just rolled out new job search tools, including categories, job preference highlights, and – this one is pretty interesting – an AI job application assistant. Are you going to check this out?

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